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PMC launches tree clinic van to promote urban green health

India, June 6 -- To mark the World Environment Day, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday launched the tree clinic van that will inspect and ensure health of trees besides promoting environ... Read More


Residents of Wakad, Ravet complain of contaminated drinking water since May last week

India, June 5 -- According to residents of Wakad, Ravet and nearby areas under the jurisdiction of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), they have been receiving contaminated drinking wat... Read More


City hospitals seek urgent meeting with PMC over rRs.r25 crore pending dues

India, June 5 -- Association of Hospitals (AOH), Pune, has decided to raise the issue of long delays in receiving payments for treating patients under the Urban Poor Health Scheme (UPHS) and Contribut... Read More


PCMC raises rRs.r 200 crore through green bond

India, June 5 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has raised Rs. 200 crore through a green municipal bond. This is the first Green Municipal Bond floated by a civic body, which receiv... Read More


Pune: 108 Covid cases reported in May; mild symptoms

India, June 3 -- After Mumbai, it is now Pune's turn to see a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, which has raised concerns among public health officials. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recorded... Read More


Metro Blood Bank runs out of blood stock

India, June 3 -- The Metro Blood Bank in Pune district, run by the public health department, has run out of blood stock; a matter of serious concern for patients and hospitals. The blood bank has had ... Read More


Maharashtra govt issues SOP for Covid management

India, June 3 -- The Maharashtra government on Monday issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 management across the state. All healthcare facilities have been directed to prepare and test 5% of influen... Read More


Govt includes Japanese Encephalitis vaccination in national immunization programme

India, June 2 -- The state public health department has included the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine as part of the routine immunization programme for Pune, Raigad, and Parbhani districts. Dr Sand... Read More


All PHCs in Pune district to be smart PHCs

India, June 2 -- In an initiative to improve rural healthcare, the Pune district administration has decided to upgrade all 108 primary health centres (PHCs) into Smart PHCs. The project is the joint i... Read More


PCMC, housing societies lock horns over defunct STPs

India, June 1 -- A major conflict is brewing between the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and several housing societies over non-functional sewage treatment plants (STPs). The civic body ... Read More